Jacqueline E. Lawton
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For play inquiries, please contact:
Michael Finkle
William Morris Endeavor
212.903.1144  
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Love Brothers Serenade

Synopsis 
Love Brothers Serenade, a hiphop infused drama, follows Reynaldo and Ricardo as they struggle for survival and fight to forge their own identities in DC's inner city ghettos. As these young men come of age, they find comfort, security, and family in the street gangs, drug deals, and violence that surrounds them. Adapted from Giuseppe Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, this play investigates the honor code, loyalty, and rites of passage at the heart of this volatile community. Love Brothers Serenade reveals that the bond of brotherhood has just as much strength to destroy as it does to unite. 


Cast Break Down 
2W/4M 


Character Descriptions
Ricardo Harris (late teens) – African American, raised by his mother and father until their death, intelligent, confident, brilliant leader, charismatic, but has enemies. 
Reynaldo Scott (late teens) – African American, raised by his mother, never knew his father, intelligent, passionate, brash, Ricardo’s trusted friend. 
Emilia Flores (late teens) – Cuban, Reynaldo’s girlfriend, Verdad and Adolpho’s niece, Tomás’ cousin, beautiful, ambitious, and loyal. 
Verdad Flores (early 40s) – Cuban, Emilia and Tomas’ aunt and Adolpho’s half-sister, an Iyanifa (practices Santeria and is a fortune-teller), devoted to her niece, wise, sometimes cruel. 
Tomás Flores (early 20s) – Afro-Cuban, Aldopho and Verdad’s nephew, Emilia’s cousin, hustler, angry, and full of bravado. 
Adolpho Flores (early 40s) – Afro-Cuban, Emilia and Tomas’ uncle, Verdad’s half-brother, High School Security Guard, calculating, full of revenge for the death of his son. 

Development History
  • 2013 Semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference
  • New Play Development Workshop and Reading at Howard University/Roxi's Swag List (Washington, DC) - November 2011
  • New Play Development Workshop and Reading at the Kennedy Center Page-to Stage Festival (Washington, DC) - September 2011

The World of the Play by Tori Babcock (Student, University of Notre Dame) 

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    • ARDEO
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    • Out of Silence: Abortion Stories from the 1 in 3 Campaign
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